Antipathy, Ambivalence, and Acceptance: Chan Attitudes toward Ritual from the Eighth to the Eleventh Century

This article, with a focus on early Chan texts that predate received Chan texts, explores how Chan attitudes toward merit-making rituals developed from the eighth to the eleventh century. First, utilizing polemic texts composed by both Chan figures and their critics, this article details the articul...

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Auteur principal: Ding, Yi (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: 2023
Dans: History of religions
Année: 2023, Volume: 62, Numéro: 3, Pages: 284-305
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B China / Bouddhisme zen / Rituel / Histoire 700-1100
Classifications IxTheo:AB Philosophie de la religion
AG Vie religieuse
BL Bouddhisme
KBM Asie
TE Moyen Âge
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Résumé:This article, with a focus on early Chan texts that predate received Chan texts, explores how Chan attitudes toward merit-making rituals developed from the eighth to the eleventh century. First, utilizing polemic texts composed by both Chan figures and their critics, this article details the articulation of ritual-related rhetoric in early Chan. Second, by focusing on a specific type of lineage-building ritual, this article examines the ambivalence toward the practice of hosting a memorial feast for a deceased Chan master. Third, this article demonstrates that aversion to ritual is deemphasized after Chan became mainstream in the Song and certain types of ritual are explicitly promoted in Chan materials.
ISSN:1545-6935
Contient:Enthalten in: History of religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1086/723304